Sunny days are Corey Gronn’s favorite. Kids climbing on playground equipment. Skaters on the halfpipe. Walkers on the track. Tennis players on the courts.

The name and voice of Peggy Dyson were well known by the fishing fleet that spread throughout coastal Alaska. Her daily weather reports saved captains and crews from many a peril. When Mrs. Dyson died on Oct. 7. 2024, these people of the sea said their final earthly goodbyes to …

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Jan 14, 2025 · Kodiak’s population is down for the fourth consecutive year in new figures published by the State of Alaska.

2 days ago · Womens Bay, Chiniak, Old Harbor and Akhiok are included in a new round of broadband funding announced last week by Alaska Communications.

Jan 21, 2025 · The state’s municipalities are lining up with their wish lists for federal capital improvement project funding. The City of Kodiak and Kodiak Island Borough are close to finalizing their federal

6 days ago · The Kodiak Police Department is seeking seven patrol officers and two corrections officers going into 2025. The vacancies mean the department won’t be restoring 24-hour coverage anytime soon, and is missing critical investigators and community police officers. Chief Tim Putney just released the ...

Dec 4, 2024 · The museum is asking for $180,000 from the city’s Tourism Development, or bed tax fund, to pay for approximately two-thirds of the estimated $280,000 it will take to repair the museum roof along with the museum’s ongoing renovation. The museum will cover the rest.

Oct 3, 2024 · Preliminary results have been posted in Kodiak’s Tuesday municipal elections. With 737 village and 20 by-mail absentee ballots still to be added to the totals, apparent winners talked about the

Jan 22, 2025 · The Kodiak Island Borough School District Board of Education is set to vote tonight on closing one the district’s four elementary schools.